Kalpana Soren
{{short description|Indian politician (born 1985)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kalpana Murmu Soren
| image = Kalpana Soren 2.jpg
| caption = Soren in 2023
| office = Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
| term_start = 4 June 2024
| term_end =
| governor =
| predecessor = Sarfaraz Ahmad
| successor =
| constituency = Gandey
| birth_name = Kalpana Murmu
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1985|03|03}}
| birth_place =Kapurthala, Punjab, India
| mainwidth =
| party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
| mother =
| father =
| relations = Shibu Soren (father-in-Law)
| spouse = {{marriage|Hemant Soren|2006}}
| children = 2
| nationality = Indian
| education = {{hlist|B.Tech.|MBA}}
| alma_mater = Koustuv Institute of Self-domain (under BPUT University, Odisha)
| occupation = {{hlist|Businessperson|social activist|politician}}
}}
Kalpana Soren (born 3 March 1985){{Cite web |title=Kalpana Soren |url=https://indianexpress.com/about/kalpana-soren/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} is an Indian politician from the state of Jharkhand. She had won the Gandey constituency bypoll for MLA which was held in 2024. Soren is wife of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren.{{cite news |newspaper=The Hindu |title=Jailed Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana wins Gandey bypoll |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jharkhand/jailed-jharkhand-cm-hemant-sorens-wife-kalpana-wins-gandey-bypoll/article68251544.ece |access-date=4 June 2024 |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604155220/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jharkhand/jailed-jharkhand-cm-hemant-sorens-wife-kalpana-wins-gandey-bypoll/article68251544.ece |archive-date=4 June 2024 |language=en-IN}}{{cite news |last1=The Week |title=Jailed Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana wins Gandey bypoll |url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2024/06/04/eln849-elections-jh-result-gandey-kalpana.html |access-date=4 June 2024 |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604161529/https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2024/06/04/eln849-elections-jh-result-gandey-kalpana.html |archive-date=4 June 2024 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=NDTV |title=Meet Kalpana Soren, Hemant Soren's Wife Who May Be Next Chief Minister |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/meet-kalpana-soren-hemant-sorens-wife-who-may-be-next-chief-minister-4962779 |access-date=4 June 2024 |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604161907/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/meet-kalpana-soren-hemant-sorens-wife-who-may-be-next-chief-minister-4962779 |archive-date=4 June 2024}}
Political career
Kalpana Murmu Soren, joined politics 4 March 2024,{{cite web | last=Bisoee | first=Animesh | title=Kalpana Soren promises befitting reply to 'fascist forces' in Gandey bypoll, Lok Sabha polls | website=Telegraph India | date=30 April 2024 | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/elections/lok-sabha-election-2024/kalpana-soren-promises-befitting-reply-to-fascist-forces-in-gandey-bypoll-lok-sabha-polls/cid/2016646 | access-date=1 July 2024}} following her husband Hemant Soren's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on 31 January. She has actively worked for the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha political campaign on 2024 General election.{{Cite news |title=Kalpana Soren made a grand entry in Jharkhand politics, defeated BJP candidate by 27149 votes |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/jharkhand/ranchi/blockbuster-entry-of-kalpana-soren-in-politics-of-jharkhand-mtj }} She is up against Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dilip Kumar Varma and its alliance partner All Jharkhand Students Union is also canvassing support for the BJP candidate.{{cite web |title= Kalpana Soren: How "Jhansi ki Rani" filled a political void in Jharkhand |url= https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/kalpana-soren-how-jhansi-ki-rani-filled-a-political-void-in-jharkhand-12734392.html|publisher= moneycontrol.com |website= www.moneycontrol.com |access-date=2024-06-30}} {{cite news |title= Litmus test for Kalpana Soren as she makes political debut in Gandey Assembly bypoll |url= https://www.thehindu.com/elections/litmus-test-for-kalpana-soren-as-she-makes-political-debut-in-gandey-assembly-bypoll/article68186498.ece|publisher=thehindu.com |newspaper= The Hindu |date= 18 May 2024|access-date=2024-06-30|last1= Bhelari|first1= Amit}}
Personal life
Kalpana Soren (née Murmu) was born on 3 March 1985, into a Santal family in Kapurthala, Punjab, where her father, Ampa Murmu, was stationed with the Indian Army.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-03 |title=Who is Kalpana Soren, who might replace husband Hemant Soren as Jharkhand CM? {{!}} Sambad English |url=https://sambadenglish.com/who-is-kalpana-soren-who-might-replace-husband-hemant-soren-as-jharkhand-cm/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last= |title=Hemant most popular in Jharkhand: Soren's father-in-law |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/hemant-most-popular-in-jharkhand-sorens-father-in-law-1140378.html |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}} Her father's native place is Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. Due to her father's postings, she lived in various states and attended several Kendriya Vidyalaya schools. She completed her B.Tech in Electrical engineering from Koustuv Institute of Self-Domain (Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha). On 7 February 2006, she married Hemant Soren, son of former Chief Minister Shibu Soren of Jharkhand. In 2012, she earned her MBA degree from Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, Pune. She is fluent in Odia, English, Hindi,Bengali and Santali.{{Cite web |last=Mandhani |first=Apoorva |date=2024-05-19 |title='Deshbhakt' from Army family, warrior in her own right — who is Kalpana Soren |url=https://theprint.in/politics/deshbhakt-from-army-family-warrior-in-her-own-right-who-is-kalpana-soren/2091980/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}
She is the President of Sona Sobharam Memorial Society, and Director of Sohrai Livestock Pvt Ltd & Others. {{cite web |title= Jharkhand 2019 |url= https://www.myneta.info/jharkhand2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=12579 |publisher=myneta.info |website=www.myneta.info |access-date=2024-06-30}} {{cite web |title= SOHRAI LIVESTOCK FARMS PRIVATE LIMITED |url=https://www.zaubacorp.com/company/SOHRAI-LIVESTOCK-FARMS-PRIVATE-LIMITED/U05150JH2020PTC015002 |publisher=zaubacorp.com |website=www.zaubacorp.com |access-date=2024-06-30}}
Electoral history
= Jharkhand Legislative Assembly elections =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Constituency ! colspan="2" |Party !Votes !% !Result |
|---|
| 2024^
|rowspan=2|Gandey | {{party name with colour|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|rowspan=2}} |109,827 |50.54 |{{Won}} |
| 2024{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |date=23 November 2024 |title=Jharkhand Assembly results: Women kin of top politicians fare badly; two ex-CMs’ wives lose |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/jharkhand-assembly/jharkhand-assembly-results-women-kin-of-top-politicians-fare-badly-two-ex-cms-wives-lose/article68902277.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123150051/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/jharkhand-assembly/jharkhand-assembly-results-women-kin-of-top-politicians-fare-badly-two-ex-cms-wives-lose/article68902277.ece |archive-date=23 November 2024 |access-date=23 November 2024 |language=en-IN}}
|119,372 |50.51 |{{Won}} |
^by-election
References
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